Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Portage Northern student sues over graduation date
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage Northern High School senior is suing the school for scheduling graduation on May 26, which is Shavuot. The Jewish holiday celebrates when God gave the Torah to the...
Mar 31, 2023 Photo from Portage Northern High School Facebook page.
Kalamazoo County jobless rate remains steady in February, St. Joseph County rate continues to rise
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Just like the statewide average, the unemployment rate in Kalamazoo County stayed steady for February 2023. The 4.1 percent rate for the county is the same as this past Ja...
Mar 31, 2023 EpicTop10.com / CC
Battle Creek location for New Holland Brewing Co. opens Friday morning
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After being in the works for five years, New Holland Brewing Co. will finally open its downtown Battle Creek brewpub at 11:00 a.m. Friday. The Holland, Michigan-based b...
Mar 30, 2023 The Battle Creek location of New Holland Brewing Co. on Michigan Ave. (courtesy New Holland Brewing Co.)
WMU's Jason Polin signs entry-level contract with Colorado Avalanche
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Colorado Avalanche announced Wednesday that the team has signed forward Jason Polin to a one-year, entry-level contract for the 2023-24 season. He will report to the C...
Mar 29, 2023 Western Michigan University forward Jason Polin (courtesy WMU Athletics)
AUDIO: Hall says "accounting shell games" are being played by Governor and Attorney General on tax cut
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County State Representative Matt Hall has joined with other Republicans in blasting Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for ruling that the upcoming income tax r...
Mar 29, 2023 State Representative Matt Hall (left)
Former WMU professor says he was religious discrimination target
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former Western Michigan University professor is suing the school, claiming his contract was not renewed due to religious discrimination. Daniel Mattson was an adjunct pr...
Mar 29, 2023
More state funding announced for Ford's battery plant near Marshall
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More money is on the way for a proposed automotive battery plant in Calhoun County. The Michigan Strategic Fund has given approval to $120.3 million for the Marshall Area E...
Mar 29, 2023 Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford at a press conference in Romulus MI Feb 13, 2023
Horrocks moves from downtown Battle Creek to Lakeview Square Mall
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Horrocks Farm Market has opened its new location in Battle Creek at the Lakeview Square Mall. The store moved there from downtown Battle Creek, with the former location...
Mar 29, 2023 Interior of new Horrocks Farm Market location in Battle Creek's Lakeview Square Mall (courtesy Horrocks)
One stabbed in Portage domestic dispute Tuesday afternoon
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man is in custody and another person is hospitalized after a stabbing in Portage Tuesday afternoon. Portage Police say the stabbing apparently was the result of a domestic...
Mar 28, 2023 Crime scene tape
Former WMU student sentenced to prison in 10-year-old rape cases after involvement by Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former Western Michigan University student has been sentenced to 6-15 years in prison for the sexual assaults of a fellow WMU student and a 16-year-old Augusta girl 10 y...
Mar 27, 2023 Best Law
